Species category numbers
This document relates to Question B5 on the AEC application form.
Researchers are requested to insert the appropriate species category number from this table in their answer to question 13 of the AEC application form.
| Animal type | Code | Species | Animal type | Code | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory Mammals | S1 | Mice | Primates | S34 | Marmosets |
S2 | Rats | S35 | Macaques | ||
S3 | Guinea Pigs | S36 | Baboons | ||
S4 | Rabbits | S37 | Other primates | ||
S5 | Hamsters | Native Mammals | S38 | Macropods | |
S6 | Ferrets | S39 | Possums & Gliders | ||
S7 | Other Laboratory mammals (not primates) | S40 | Native Rats & Mice | ||
Domestic Mammals | S8 | Sheep | S41 | Dasyurids | |
S9 | Cattle | S42 | Wombats | ||
S10 | Pigs | S43 | Koalas | ||
S11 | Horses | S44A | Monotremes | ||
S12 | Goats | S44B | Bandicoots | ||
S14 | Deer | S44C | Bats | ||
S15 | S44D | Other native mammals | |||
S31 | Cats | S44E | Seals | ||
S32 | Dogs | S44F | Whales & Dolphins | ||
S33 | Other domestic mammals | Exotic Feral Mammals | S45 | Camels | |
Birds | S13 | Poultry | S46 | Cats | |
S16 | Exotic Captive | S47 | Cattle | ||
S17 | Exotic Wild | S48 | Goats | ||
S18 | Native Captive | S49 | Hares | ||
S19 | S50 | Horses | |||
S20 | Native Wild | S51 | Mice | ||
S21 | Other Birds | S52 | Pigs | ||
S22 | S53 | Rabbits | |||
S23 | Fish | S54 | Rats | ||
S23A | Cephalopods | S55A | Dingo/Wild Dogs | ||
S23B | Crustaceans | S55B | Foxes | ||
S26 | S55C | Other exotic feral mammals | |||
Amphibians | S24 | Amphibians | Exotic Zoo Animals | S56 | Exotic zoo animals |
S25 | |||||
Reptiles | S27 | Lizards | |||
S28 | Snakes | ||||
S29 | Turtles & Tortoises | ||||
S30 | Other reptiles |
